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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH OCTOBER, 1891.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 429.
The following Bye-Laws are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th October, 1891.
BYE-LAWS
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Made under sub-section 18 of section 13 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887, as amended by Ordinance No. 12 of 1891.
Cemeteries other than Public Chinese Cemeteries.
1. Each grave shall bear a number.
2. A register shall be kept by the person or persons in charge of each cemetery, at or near each cemetery and the date of burial, namé, sex, age and registered cause of death of each person shall be entered therein against the number of the grave in which the corpse is interred.
3. Each grave shall be dug to at least a depth of seven feet throughout.
4. Except as regards the corpses of children under five years of age, only one corpse shall be placed in one grave. In the case of the corpses of children under five years of age two corpses may be placed in one grave.
5. The interspace between any two graves at any point shall be at least 18 inches.
6. Each grave on being filled in shall be properly covered with turf or chunam or such other material as may be approved of by the Board.
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Public Chinese Cemeteries.
1. Each cemetery shall be laid out in sections of such size and arranged in such manner as be directed by the Board.
2. A plan of the cemetery or a tracing thereof as laid out shall be on view at or near to the cemetery and the offices of the Board.
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3. The plan shall show the position of each grave-space in each section and every such grave-
shall bear a number.
4. A register shall be kept in the English and Chinese languages at or near cach cemetery and the date of burial, name, sex, age and registered cause of death of each person shall be entered therein against the number of the grave in which the corpse is interred.
5. Except as regards the corpses of children under five years of age, only one corpse shall be placed in one grave. In the case of the corpses of children under five years of age two corpses may be placed in one grave.
6. Each grave on being filled in shall be covered with turf, chunam or such other material as may be approved of by the Board.
7. The following fees will be charged for each grave-space and interments in the various sections of the cemeteries.
Section A. free. Fifty cents for digging, filling in and covering each grave.
B. $1. A dollar
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8. These bye-laws will come into force on and after the 1st day of January, 1892. Made by the Sanitary Board, this 6th day of August, 1891.
Approved by the Legislative Council, this 15th day of October, 1891.
HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.